How is the Harvia Club installed?
The Harvia Club stands on the sauna floor inside the safety distances below, and the electrical contractor secures it to the floor with at least two screws or bolts; Harvia does not allow it to be recessed into a wall or floor, and a sauna room takes only one electric heater. Harvia's Club manual places the control outside the sauna room, in a dry place about 5 ft (1,500 mm) high and never outdoors, with its temperature sensor in a sensor box above the heater; the control's power unit needs a dry place above 32°F (0°C). Harvia's Club manual says only a licensed electrician may connect the heater. On 240 V single-phase, the electrical contractor also supplies a 2-pole, 2-breaker subpanel load center that feeds the control's power unit. Your licensed electrician sizes the breaker and wire from the manual that ships with the heater and your local code. Harvia's Club manual, under Documents, gives the wiring diagrams; the control's own manual gives the sensor position.
Harvia Club safety distances
Keep at least these distances between the Harvia Club and walls, benches and anything that can burn. Harvia's manual says neglecting them can cause a risk of fire.
Harvia Club minimum distances by output (Harvia Club manual 26092023/Y05-0890, Figures 3–6)
|
10 kW |
12.5 kW |
15 kW |
| Heater to walls |
5" |
6" |
6" |
| Heater to benches |
5" |
6" |
6" |
Harvia Club, every output (Harvia Club manual 26092023/Y05-0890, Figures 3–4 and Table 1)
| Heater fence |
Required: Harvia's Club manual says a fence is necessary for safety. Softwood, attached to the wall, at least 2½" from the heater, 26" high, its top 1" below the top of the heater; not included |
| Sauna room height |
At least 6.5 ft (78") |
| Mounting |
Floor-standing, secured to the floor; never recessed into a wall or floor |

Does the sauna room need ventilation?
Yes. Harvia's manual for the Club calls for adjustable vents that change the air five times an hour: a lower vent close to the heater and an upper vent on the opposite wall. The manual gives their sizes and positions.